Chapter 9 The Great Depression

February 5th - March 5th, 2014

During the month of February we will be examining the Great Depression which occurred from 1929-1942.

February 5th - Digital Learning Day

We analyzed the song "Brother Can you Spare a Dime?" and how it related to the Great Depression.

Lesson 1

In lesson one we examined the causes of the Great Depression, focusing on how the stock market crash created a ripple effect that was felt around the world. People lost their money in the stock market, which in turn caused banks to fail, businesses to close, people lost their houses, and many suffered from hunger.

Lesson 2
In lesson two we discussed how the causes of the Great Depression affected Americans. From the formation of shantytowns ("Hoovervilles") to the Dust Bowl, Americans suffered through some of the worst times in our country. Many of the farmers on the Great Plains headed west due to the "Black Blizzards" only to find it just as hard once they reached California. Others were homeless and forced to work any job just to get by. Many of them waited in long soup lines just for a meal.

Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
In these letters students will be analyzing what it was like for children during the Great Depression. Many children wrote Mrs. Roosevelt asking for help with a need their family had or they had in particular. These letters will give an extra insight into the struggles these young people faced.

"Kit Kittredge, An American Girl"
This movie will be shown in class to aide in the understanding of the Depression. This movie depicts how the Great Depression affected not only the lower class but also the diminishing middle class. During the movie, students will answer guided questions that will aide them in writing a movie review (using this template) at the end of the lesson. See the movie trailer below.

Lesson 3
The final lesson will cover the efforts made by FDR to bring the country out of the Great Depression. We will examine a few of the New Deal programs set up by the government and how effective they really were through the New Deal Alphabet Soup worksheet. At the end they will also sketch the events of this time period through their sketch notes worksheets.

As always, the worksheets and notes are in the link above or you can click on the link below:

Chapter 9

Review Games are here!!

Ch. 7 World War One

January 6-22, 2014

Happy New Year!!!!

We have begun a new nine weeks continuing our focus on the United States becoming a world power.

First we examined the MAIN causes of World War One in Europe (click here for all worksheets)

M ilitarism
A lliances
I mperialism
N ationalism

Because of these four causes Europe was ready for war, it just needed a spark. That spark was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophia.

Through the use of primary and secondary sources we were able to understand why the weapons of World War One made this a deadly war.

Click here - review games - for games related to the chapter. Make sure you select Chapter 7 Review Games.

Chapter 6 Growth and Change - Review

Great News!! Review Games are here. After an exhaustive search to find a site that will support our review games, I have finally found one. Now you can review at home by clicking on the link below.

Review Games click here

Notes and worksheets click here

Some of the games include Fling the Teacher, Teacher Invader, En Garde, Multi-Choice Quiz, and Half a Minute.

Chapter Six Growth and Change

12/4-12/18

12/4-12/9 Lesson One - A Changing Role

In this lesson students will examine the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War and why the United States fought the war. Using real letters from sailors who survived the explosion of the USS Maine, as well as, the other information from the time period, students will piece together their own opinion on why the Maine may have exploded.

• Through the use of yellow journalism newspapers of the time embellished the facts of how the Cubans were being treated by the Spanish in Cuba, prompting for calls for the United States to intervene.
• While sitting in Havana harbor, the USS Maine exploded killing hundreds of American sailors. The outrage from this explosion prompted the United States to declare war on Spain. 
• The Spanish-American War lasted only four months and the US became an imperial power gaining the islands of Cuba, Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
• As the US became a world power, it needed a way to get from one ocean to the other faster than they could by traveling around South America, thus the Panama Canal was built.

12/11 Lesson Two - New Directions

In this lesson students will explain how inventions and manufacturing methods at the beginning of the twentieth century changed daily life.

• Wright Brothers - first successful flight in 1903.
• Steam Powered Tractors - eased the burdens on the farms.
• Guglielmo Marconi - first successful radio transmission in 1901.
• Edison created the phonograph paving the way for music in the home.
• Henry Ford developed the modern assembly line paving the way for cheap automobile for the common person to buy.
• Due to the growth of the automobile, cities began to grow outward as more and more people move to the suburbs. Automobiles also created new industries related to just the automobile.

12/13 Lesson 3 Progressives and Reforms

In this lesson students will examine the numerous reforms that were enacted due to the growth of the cities and the horrible conditions many immigrants and poor were living in. Students will also examine the limitations these reforms had.

                                       

• As corrupt city bosses were uncovered, many cities moved to commission government. 
• Robert M. La Follette, Governor of Wisconsin, created many of the reforms during this time period including, new labor laws for children and length of workday.
• President Theodore Roosevelt pushed through reforms, such as, the Pure Food and Drug Act, Conservation of National Park, as well as, broke up monopolies.
• The 16th and 17th Amendments were also passed at this time. The 16th Amendment established a national income tax and the 17th Amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators.
• Early Civil Rights Movement began under the direction of WEB DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Ida B. Wells, who created the NAACP.

Inventions Research Project

11/11/13-11/22/13
Students will research 20th century inventions, write their findings on the notes page, and create a power point slideshow to present their research to the class.

The research and power point creation will take place between November 12th through the 22nd.
Presentations will take place on December 2nd-4th.

Invention Research Packet Click this Link to take you to the Packet.

Power point template can be found at this link. Students do not have to follow this template. They can create their own power point as long as the have the correct information in it.

Examples of good and bad power points from the past can be found at this link.

Chapter 5 Study Guide with answers

Click on the link below to find the study guide with answers in a printable version.

Study Guide with answers

Test is Friday!! Good Luck.

Chapter 5 New Industries and People Study Guide

The study guide for Chapter 5 can be found in the link at the top of the page. Below is what it looks like.

Chapter 5 Study Guide (click this link for a printable version)

1.     ______________________organized the American Federation of Labor.

2.     Jane Adams & Ellen Star started a _____________________ in Chicago.

3.     ____________________________ helped form a company to build the Transcontinental Railroad.

4.     Who caused the steel industry to grow in the US? ______________________________

5.     How did the U.S. Government speed up work on the Transcontinental Railroad? ________________________________________________________

6.     What are settlement houses? ________________________________________________________

7.     How did the Chinese contribute to the West? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8.     Why did some workers form labor unions in the late 1800s? What were they fighting for? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9.     Most immigrants settled in ________________ when they came to the US.

10.                        What two ethnic groups helped build the Transcontinental RR ? __________________   and _____________________.

11.                         __________________________’s  invention made electricity available to homes and factories.

12.                        __________________________ was an entrepreneur who became famous in the oil industry.

  

Match the inventor with his invention:

 ____ 15. George Westinghouse                           A. Power Station

                                                                                 B. Telephone

____ 16. Alexander Bell                                        C. Skyscrapers

                                                                                 D. Air Brake system

____ 17. Thomas Edison                                        E. Telegraph System

                                                                                  F. Steel Suspension Bridges

____ 18. William Jenney

____ 19. Granville Woods

____ 20. John Roebling

21. ____________________ allows employers and workers to discuss and agree on working conditions.

22.  Poorly built apartment buildings were called __________________.

23.  Describe what life was like for immigrants in the overcrowded cities.  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24.  How was Andrew Carnegie able to gain control of most of the steel industry in the United States? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25.  Why did the growth of cities lead to new kinds of transportation?  ____________________________________________________________________________

26.  Which group had the most dangerous jobs in building the Transcontinental Railroad and also worked for the Central Pacific Railroad? _________________________________

27. How did the US government restrict immigrants from China from entering the country?  _________________________________________________________

28.  How did the steel industry change cities and railroads? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________